1 Kings 22:17
And he said—I saw all Israel, scattered among the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd,—so Yahweh said, These have, no masters, let them return every man unto his own house, in peace.
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Numbers 24:4The oracle of one hearing sayings of GOD, Who the sight of the Almighty, receiveth in vision, Who falleth down but hath unveiled eyes:—
1 Samuel 9:9Beforetime, in Israel, thus, said a man when he went to enquire of God, Come and let us go as far as the seer,—for, the prophet of to-day, used to be called, beforetime, the seer.
2 Chronicles 18:16So he said, I saw all Israel, scattered upon the mountains, like sheep that have no shepherd,-and Yahweh said, No masters, have these! let them return every man unto his own house, in peace.
Jeremiah 23:1Alas for the shepherds who are destroying and scattering the sheep of my pasture Declareth Yahweh.
Jeremiah 50:17A sheep all alone, is Israel Lions, have driven him away,—At the first, the king of Assyria devoured him, And here, at the last, Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath broken his bones!
Ezekiel 34:4The weak, have ye not strengthened And, the sick, have ye not healed. And the torn, have ye not bound up, And that which was driven out, have ye not brought back, And that which was straying, have ye not sought out; But with force, have ye ruled them and with rigour.
Matthew Henry on 1 Kings 22:16-29
Micaiah's Prediction. ( b. c. 897.) 15 So he came to the king. And the king said unto him, Micaiah, shall we go against Ramoth-gilead to battle, or shall we forbear? And he answered him, Go, and prosper: for the Lord shall deliver it into the hand of the king. 16 And the king said unto him, How many times shall I adjure thee that thou tell me nothing but that which is true in the name of the Lord ? 17 And he said, I saw all Israel scattered upon the hills, as sheep that have not a shepherd: and the Lord said,… Read the whole commentary →